Australian skincare brand Bondi Goddess launched last month, with products being both Australia-made and owned… but the products are only available to Chinese customers. The products are sold exclusively through daigousales.com, which connects Australian businesses with shoppers buying on behalf of Chinese customers. ‘Daigou’ is a Chinese word that refers to an overseas shopper who purchases items specifically for a customer in Mainland China.
Daigou to Chinese Consumers
Joining Old With New, Mercury Tower
Zaha Hadid Architects recently unveiled a new skyscraper for a tourist area in Malta. Named Mercury Tower, it features a distinctive twisting form and, assuming it goes ahead, will be joined onto an existing building on the site that was originally constructed in the early 20th century. Mercury Tower is the main part of a development that will also involve […]
Trident The Underwater Scooter
It used to be that a day at the beach required a pair of swim trunks or equivalent, a picnic, and maybe a shovel and bucket if you really wanted to go the extra mile. That was before the recent wave of underwater jet packs, drones, and assorted other gadgets that turn a day lying on the sand into some […]
Bugatti’s New Sky Roof
Bugatti hasn’t released a convertible version of the Chiron just yet, but it’s now giving buyers a way to put a little more sunlight overhead. The optional Sky View roof opens up views of the great, big blue above with twin glass panels, adding a little bit of touring luxury to the performance-optimized hyper-coupe. Available as of Bugatti’s announcement on […]
Healing Lamp For Chronic Skin Ulcers
Chronic skin ulcers such as those associated with diabetes are notoriously difficult to treat. As a result, we’ve seen experimental approaches such as spray-on skin, ultrasound band-aids, and silver-laced dressings. Now, scientists are getting very good results using a high-tech lamp. Developed by a team from Britain’s University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Trust, the device has a total […]
Adidas To Use Only Recycled Plastic By 2024
Adidas will only be using recycled plastics for all their products beginning in 2024. Earlier this week, the Financial Times reported the move that will feature the company removing new plastics from their athletic wear, which includes polyester. It’s the latest sustainable move by Adidas, who has sold one million shoes that were made with recycled plastic from the oceans. […]
Uber For Garbage
We use our phones to do everything from delivering our favorite late night cravings to tracking our exercise. So why can’t we use the technology we engage with on a regular basis to do something good for the planet? Former Bank of America senior vice president Gregory Lettieri and his friend Adam Pasquale, whose great grandfather started in the garbage […]
Keeping It Chill Without The Hassles
One of the best parts of a long hike on a hot day is the cold drink you reward yourself with after straining up that canyon switchback. But as most hikers know, the hydrates you’re carrying are not going to be chilled. They’re going to be room (i.e. outside) temperature when you stop for that self gift swig, unless you’re […]
Utrecht’s “Circular” Food Loop
A new restaurant celebrating sustainability has opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Designed by Dutch architecture firm cezeped, The Green House is a “circular” pavilion that houses a restaurant, urban farm and meeting center. Created as part of an initiative by Strukton Ballast Nedam and Albron, the experimental and temporary venue follows eco-friendly principles and features modular components so that it […]
Venture Off With Airstream Rugged Basecamp
Airstream’s Basecamp trailer released in 2016 was a stripped back camper in some ways, shedding some of the weight and bulk of its bigger siblings in order to travel behind smaller crossovers and SUVs. The company has just launched a more rugged model, which retains the mobility of the original Basecamp but is equipped to travel further off the beaten […]